Union Songs
The Wal-Mart Waltz
A song by Mimi Yahn©Mimi Yahn 2004
(Tune: "Clementine")Found a Wal-Mart
Found a Wal-Mart
Found a Wal-Mart near my town
Where there used to be a meadow
And a river and a farm.Found our Main Street
Found our Main Street
Boarded up and gone to hell
All the townsfolk shop at Wal-Mart
Now we've got no local stores.Found a pink slip
Found a pink slip
In my paycheck yesterday
'Cause my boss went out of business
When the Wal-Mart opened up.Found a new job
Found a new job
At the Wal-Mart near my town.
Though I'll work more and get paid less,
I will get a discount now.Found my neighbors
Found my neighbors
On the unemployment line
Wal-Mart said they couldn't use them
'Cause their old job was unionized.Found a Wal-Mart
Found a Wal-Mart
Where our town's life used to be
Now we have no past or future
But we get cheap clothes and food.
Notes
Many thanks to Mimi Yahn for permission to add this song to the Union Songs collection.
Find more of Mimi's work in this collection
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